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    I’m going to have to make a list of the movies recommended here that I want to watch. Lots of interesting picks. Cool idea for a post.

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    I’ve not seen it since it came out but Crank (2006) is a terrible, dumb action comedy that has no right being that entertaining. It’s sequel Crank High Voltage is less good but also still enjoyable. I should rewatch them see if that’s rose tinted glasses or not!

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    Con Air

    It is absolutely not well written but I just love how the film and all the actors are completely aware of how dumb the entire thing is.

    Oh, and casting Chief Engineer Miles O’Brien as the jerk that everyone hates is the icing on this guilty-pleasure cake.

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    A few that come to mind

    2022 - Lovecraftian Horror/Dark Comedy/Fantasy - Glorious

    2019 - Mystery/Horror/Thriller/- The Colour Out Of Space (or Color Out Of Space)

    2015 - Action/Violence/Scifi - Hardcore Henry

    2010 - Action/Violence - Machete

    2010 - Action/Comedy/Romance - Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

    2009 - Zombie Horror/Dark Comedy - George: A Zombie Intervention (or George’s Intervention)

    2009 - Adventure/Fantasy/Scifi - Ink

    1999 - Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy - Dogma

    1997 - Action/Adventure/Scifi - The Game

    All were really good movies that I myself initially passed over (numerous times even) before coming back a while later to be blown away on the first watch. Most of these I ordered on dvd as the credits were still rolling. I can list some more if you like any of these.

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    The In-Laws (2003)

    Right before his daughter’s wedding, a man finds out his future son-in-law’s dad is a spy.

    The Cell (2000)

    A detective has to enter the mind of a serial killer and search his dreams for the location of his latest victim before time runs out.

    Skulls (2000)

    At an ivy league school, a law student joins a secret fraternity known only as “The Skulls.”

    Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

    Two stoners get the munchies for White Castle cheeseburger sliders.

    Swiss Army Man (2016)

    I’m not even going to try and explain this.

    Old School (2003)

    A group of men wanting to relive their college days start a fraternity at a nearby school.

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    There are so many movies I could list but for now I’ll go with About Time (2013). Everything about it makes it seem like it would be a dumb sappy romcom but it manages to hit hard.

    EDIT: This is the type of image they used to market the film, which is really misleading.

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    Cop Land.

    I didn’t have Sly Stallone outacting Robert Deniro as a possibility, but then that movie happened.

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      Cop Land is amazing. Most people forget that Stallone has been nominated for three academy awards.

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    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

    Surprisingly good action and a decent plot to boot.

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    The Suicide Squad from 2021. The previous Suicide Squad movie was a disaster and you’re making ANOTHER ONE? That movie had no right to be as entertaining as it was.

    Also The Batman. Comic book movie: check. Comic book character that has been done to death: check. Everything has to be grim and dark and realistic: check. When I say “everything has to be dark” I also mean the visuals: check. But it was fine, surprisingly.

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    Bunraku is one of those movies that has a stellar cast, but no one’s ever heard of it. It’s a revenge movie but it’s over-the-top cheesy and edgy, but in all the good ways. Seriously give it a chance. It’s not a good movie, but it is a fun one.

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    American Werewolf in London

    The title alone makes it sound like a cheesy 80s goofy movie…and it kinda is. But the practical effects are right up there with The Thing. It makes you invested in the characters and the main conflict is really tough. It’s more dark and gritty than you would expect, especially near the end. The werewolf transformation scene has some of the best practical effects in film. It’s stomach churning.